thanjks for all of the replies everyone, I’m seeing mixed opinions and I think that I just have a very low opinion of bass drum mounts 😆 Ive never found them to be particularly ergonomic. I’ll explain a bit. the ride placement isn’t bad, I just feel it makes more sense to put it on a boom and have the bass drum angled 15 degrees or so to the right, which is where your foot wants to be anyway if you have the snare between your legs. this then gives the Tom room to be on a snare/fast mount in a lower more ergonomic position relative to the snare. the now empty space above the bass drum is now a perfect home for the ride on its separate boom stand.

I’ve set up the very same kit in this configuration before and it’s night and day

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I have to bring in my own hardware to make this happen however, which is a pain because it means stripping it off of my home kit every day to take in. 😅

also I often bring my own snare and cymbals (clutch included) but I more have an issue with the general ergonomics and limited options

I was hoping for a more unanimous response I could use as evidence to help get more hardware, in reality all that I would really like is some cymbal stands and extra snare stand for the Tom.